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Vocab Test:
Units 1-4
Term | Definition |
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FACERE, FACTUM (FAC) | to make; to do |
Discomfit | to embarrass and confuse |
Edification | an improvement or enlightenment |
Malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official |
Surfeit | the condition of being too full; an overabundance |
OPUS, OPERIS (OPUS) | work |
OPS, OPIS (OPUS) | wealth; power; resource |
Magnum Opus | the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer |
Modus Operandi | a specific manner of working |
Opulent | possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent |
ERGON (ERG) | work |
Synergy | the power that results from the combination of two or more forces |
Liturgy | a pattern of prayer or worship |
Lethargy | a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy |
LABOR (LABOR) | work |
Laborious | requiring mental or physical effort |
Belabor | to discuss in too much detail |
Elaborate | to explain in great detail |
STARE, STANTUM (STA,STI) | to stand; to stay |
Stanch | to stop the flow of |
Staunch | firm and steadfast |
Extant | still in existence; not destroyed |
Restive | resisting authority; difficult to control (restless; fidgety) |
PONERE, POSITUM (POS) | to put, plus |
Apropos | with regard to |
Depose | to remove from office or power |
STATOS (STATS,STAT) | standing |
Static | having no motion or change |
Ecstasy | an intense joy or delight |
Stasis | a condition in which there is no change |
ESSE (ENT,ESS) | to be |
Entity | a being |
Essence | the most important ingredient; the crucial element |
Quintessential | the most typical, ideal, or important |
VIRIDUS (VERD,VIRID) | green |
Verdure | greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation |
Verdant | green; lush with vegetation |
Viridity | a lack of experience; an innocence |
CANDIDUS (CAND) | white, pure |
CANDERE, CANDITUM (CAND) | to glow; to burn |
Candid | open and sincere |
Candor | a frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness |
Incandescent | shining brilliantly |
PALLERE (PALL) | to be pale |
Pallor | an extreme or unnatural palemess |
Pallid | lacking color; dull |
Appall | to fill with horror or disapproval |
LIVIDUS (LIVID) | bluish-black |
Livid | enraged; furious |
NIGER (NIGR) | black |
Denigrate | to attack the character of; to mock |
PECCARE, PECCATUM (PEC | to sin; to be flawed |
Peccadillo | a small sin or fault |
Impeccable | having no flaws |
Peccant | violating a moral law; sinful |
PEJOR (PEJ,PAIR) | worse |
Pejorative | negative and critical; insulting |
Impair | to cause to diminish in strength, value, or quality |
MALUS (MAL) | bad |
Malign | to speak of maliciously; to insult |
Malinger | to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something |
Malaise | a sense of unease; depression |
NEGARE, NEGATUM (NEG) | to deny |
NEGLEGERE (NEG) | to neglect |
Negligent | not properly attentive |
Negligible | unimportant; insignificant |
Negate | to cancel the effect of; to nullify |